Apartment.
Ling Shuangxue blinked as Shen Tian walked through the front door with a beautiful young woman following quietly behind him.
"Who is this?"
The question wasn’t hers alone.
Qin Ruobing, Li Lian, Ruan Yizhen, Bai Xue, Chu Zijin, Chu Mei, and Chu Chuchu all stared at the unfamiliar woman with curious expressions.
Only Chu Luoshen was absent, still teaching at the high schol.
No one recognized this new woman.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Oh? Her?"
He casually gestured toward the woman.
"This is my system."
Silence.
The girls stared blankly.
"...Huh?"
Every single one of them froze.
Even Bai Xue’s mouth slowly fell open.
Qin Ruobing blinked several times, convinced she had misheard.
"Y... your... what?"
"My system. The one I told you guys I had..." Shen Tian chuckled.
The system politely lowered her head in greeting.
She was completely silent.
She still couldn’t speak with anyone except Shen Tian.
Another few more seconds of silence passed.
Then...
"AAAAAAAAAH!"
They exploded.
"No way!"
"The system became a real person?!"
"That’s cheating!"
"I thought systems were invisible!"
"She’s actually beautiful!"
Within moments, the entire group surrounded the system.
She was instantly treated less like a person...
And more like the world’s rarest museum exhibit.
Or a panda at the zoo.
Bai Xue cautiously raised a hand.
"C-Can I touch her?"
Shen Tian looked toward the system.
"Are you okay with that?"
The system turned her head toward him.
[I do not mind, Host.]
Shen Tian nodded.
"Go ahead."
The moment he gave permission...
Bai Xue immediately poked the system’s arm.
"...Eh?"
Her eyes widened.
She squeezed again.
Then poked her shoulder.
"W-Woah... She feels completely human!"
The others immediately rushed over.
"Move! Let me try!"
"I want to touch too!"
"So soft..."
"Her skin is warm!"
"How is this possible?!"
Within seconds, the system was being poked, squeezed, and examined from every direction.
Chu Mei lightly pinched her cheek.
"It even bounces..."
Chu Chuchu held one of the system’s hands.
"She’s warm... her heartbeat even feels real..."
Li Lian circled around her.
"I can’t even tell she’s artificial..."
Ruan Yizhen was amazed.
"If I met her on the street, I’d never suspect anything."
Through all of it...
The system remained completely expressionless.
She simply stood there, allowing everyone to inspect her without resisting.
[I have become a zoo exhibit.]
Shen Tian nearly laughed.
"Sorry."
[It is acceptable.]
A few minutes later...
Qin Ruobing quietly slipped away from the crowd and stood beside Shen Tian.
She leaned close enough that only he could hear.
"So..."
She smiled mischievously.
"...What was it like fucking a robot?"
Shen Tian coughed.
"Tight.. Very tight.
Qin Ruobing’s eyes widened before her cheeks turned slightly red.
"...Jeez."
She folded her arms beneath her chest and pouted.
"I guess I need to exercise more."
Shen Tian scratched the back of his head.
"You absolutely misunderstood what I meant."
"I don’t think I did."
Qin Ruobing stared at him like a hawk.
Seeing this, Shen Tian clapped his hands once.
"Alright."
Everyone looked over.
"Playtime’s over. We’ve got work to do."
The girls reluctantly backed away from Xu Ning.
Shen Tian walked over to the large monitor displaying several maps of the city alongside countless surveillance reports.
He crossed his arms.
"Bai Xue."
She immediately became serious.
"Report."
Bai Xue stepped forward.
"Ye Chen has started making contact with people under Zhuge Daxun."
She enlarged several photos on the screen.
"The two of them haven’t officially allied yet, but Zhuge Daxun has already sent several trusted subordinates to approach him."
Shen Tian narrowed his eyes.
"Zhuge Daxun... someone who holds a lot of power in the underworld."
Bai Xue nodded.
"My biggest rival. If he absorbs Yun Wanhe into his faction..."
"...the balance of power in the underworld will completely shift."
She clenched her fists.
"We’re already fighting over territory. Once Yun Wanhe joins him, it’ll become much harder."
Shen Tian leaned back in his chair.
"I see..."
He rubbed his chin while thinking.
"So they’re beginning to connect earlier than expected."
He turned toward Ruan Yizhen.
"What about the police? How close are you to arresting Zhuge Daxun?"
Ruan Yizhen sighed helplessly.
"Not close. We’ve investigated him for years. We know what he’s doing. We just can’t prove enough. And without approval from higher-ups... we can’t launch a full operation."
She shook her head.
"He has too much influence. Too many officials protect him. Every time we get close... the evidence disappears."
Shen Tian tapped the desk rhythmically.
"So... The police can’t move. The courts can’t move. The politicians won’t move."
He smiled.
"Then we’ll make him weaker ourselves."
Silence filled the room as everyone began thinking.
Bai Xue suddenly snapped her fingers.
"I’ve got it!"
Everyone looked toward her.
"If you personally defeat his strongest enforcer... some of his power will collapse overnight."
Bai Xue grinned confidently.
"In the underworld... strength is authority. If his strongest fighter gets killed publicly in a dog way... People will start questioning whether Zhuge Daxun deserves to rule."
Shen Tian thought about it for several seconds.
Then his eyes lit up.
"That would probably wipe out around twenty-five percent of his influence."
He slowly smiled.
"Not bad. I like that plan."
He stood up.
"Then that’s our next move. But before that... I need to retrieve the cultivation pendant."
The exact one Yun Wanhe used in the plot...
Everyone nodded.
As Shen Tian walked toward the door and reached for it.
He suddenly stopped.
"Oh, I almost forgot."
He turned toward the system standing nearby.
"If you’re going to keep this body... you’ll need a proper name."
The system looked directly at him.
[That is correct, Host.]
Shen Tian rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Hmm..."
Several seconds passed.
"I’ve got one. From today onward... Your name is Xu Ning."
[Designation updated.]
[Current identity: Xu Ning.]
[Registration complete.]
Shen Tian smiled.
"Welcome to the harem."
Xu Ning lowered her head.
[Thank you, Host.]
Although the others couldn’t hear her reply...
They somehow felt the usually emotionless girl seemed...
Just a little happier.
As Shen Tian opened the door, he suddenly remembered one last thing.
"Oh, Li Lian."
She looked over.
"Move everyone to the private island I purchased this morning."
Li Lian nodded immediately.
"Understood."
She hesitated.
"Although... Chu Zijin and I have become a little too famous recently. If we appear in public together... people will recognize us immediately."
Shen Tian nodded.
"Good point."
He looked around the room.
"The rest of you will help disguise them."
"Hats."
"Masks."
"Different cars."
"Take separate routes."
"No unnecessary attention."
Everyone nodded.
"Understood."
Xu Ning silently walked over and stopped beside Shen Tian.
Like a perfectly loyal pet.
She followed him without saying another word.
The two stepped outside together.
The door slowly closed behind them.
Inside the room...
Everyone remained silent for a few moments.
Finally...
Bai Xue scratched her head.
"I still can’t believe the system became an actual girl."
Qin Ruobing nodded in agreement.
"Neither can I."
Chu Chuchu looked toward the closed door.
"...But somehow... it feels perfectly normal when it’s Shen Tian."
No one argued with that.
"Alright..."
Shen Tian opened the driver’s side door before glancing toward the beauty.
"My beloved system—I mean..."
He coughed.
"...Xu Ning."
Xu Ning looked at him.
[Yes, Host?]
"The last time you explained the plot, you said the cultivation pendant should be hidden inside a cave within the national park, right?"
[That is correct.]
She entered the passenger seat with her usual graceful, mechanical precision.
[The protagonist is currently attending class.]
[He will not be able to discover the pendant until later this afternoon.]
[This gives us a sufficient window to acquire it first.]
Shen Tian grinned as he started the engine.
"Perfect! Then let’s go steal the protagonist’s opportunity."
About twenty-five minutes later...
The black luxury sedan rolled into the parking lot of the national park.
The place was packed.
Families walked along the trails.
Children chased each other across the grass.
Couples took selfies beneath the towering trees.
Tourists wandered everywhere with cameras hanging around their necks.
Shen Tian stepped out of the car.
Xu Ning followed a second later.
The moment they appeared...
The atmosphere subtly changed.
"...Holy..."
A girl carrying a camera slowly lowered it.
"Is that... a celebrity?"
"I don’t know..."
"But they’re gorgeous."
"They have to be filming something."
"No! That’s the young master of the Shen family!"
Within seconds...
More and more eyes landed on the pair.
Shen Tian’s handsome appearance already attracted plenty of attention.
Standing beside him, Xu Ning looked almost unreal.
Soon...
Phones began appearing.
Click.
Click.
Click.
People who had originally come to photograph the scenery...
Were now secretly photographing Shen Tian and Xu Ning instead.
Shen Tian sighed inwardly.
’Seriously? The trees are right there. The waterfalls are over there. Why are you all taking pictures of us?’
He ignored them and continued walking toward the hiking trail.
The crowd followed.
Not aggressively.
Just...
Curiously.
Almost like people spotting celebrities in public.
Shen Tian glanced behind him.
There were at least twenty people.
Then he looked toward Xu Ning.
Another twenty.
His expression became complicated.
’Are we seriously doing this right now?’
The situation somehow became even stranger.
Almost every woman had unconsciously drifted toward Shen Tian.
Meanwhile...
Nearly every man had somehow ended up following Xu Ning.
The two groups walked several meters apart without even realizing it.
It almost looked like two separate fan clubs.
Shen Tian nearly laughed.
’How did the crowd split itself by gender...?’
Xu Ning calmly scanned the people behind them.
[Host.]
’Hm?’
[Several humans are pursuing us.]
’...Pursuing is a strong word.’
[Would you like me to eliminate them?]
Shen Tian blinked.
’...Excuse me?’
Xu Ning tilted her head slightly.
[I possess multiple crowd-control functions.]
[I can obliterate them using my laser emitters.]
[I can also deploy micro-missiles.]
[I estimate a one hundred percent success rate.]
Shen Tian’s footsteps almost came to a complete stop.
’NO!’
He quickly lowered his voice.
’Absolutely not! Those are innocent people!’
Xu Ning blinked once.
[Understood.]
She paused for a moment before adding,
[Lethal force has been disabled.]
Shen Tian let out a sigh of relief.
’...Wait.’
He slowly turned to look at her.
’Back up. Did you just say... laser emitters?’
[Correct.]
She raised one hand.
[A high-output energy weapon is installed within each palm.]
[Maximum effective range: three kilometers.]
[Armor penetration capability exceeds all currently known human military vehicles.]
[Would you like a demonstration?]
Shen Tian stared at her for several long seconds.
His eyes slowly lit up.
’...That’s actually kind of badass.’
Xu Ning nodded.
[I agree.]
’Still no.’
[Understood.]
She lowered her hand obediently.
Shen Tian couldn’t help shaking his head.
’The system really built herself into a walking death machine...’
[Correction.]
[I was built to protect my Host.]
Shen Tian smiled faintly.
’...Well, that’s actually kind of sweet.’
Without another word, the two continued deeper into the national park...
(Author Note: IMPORTANT!)
SEND POWESTONES!!!
ALL SUPER GIFTS (Magic Castle, Space Ship, Golden Gachapon) = MORE ChapterS!

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